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War and Peace at the UN
In 1961, Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld’s plane, which wanted to establish a UN right of interference in Katanga (Congo), crashed. The square in front of the General Secretariat in New York still bears his name. Man accused of shooting down UN chief: ‘Sometimes you have to do things you don’t want to …’ – The…
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Populair Initiatief
Popular Initiative Translate with: https://www.deepl.com/translator Vertaal met: https://www.deepl.com/translator Comment lancer une initiative populaire fédérale en Suisse?: https://www.ch.ch/fr/democratie/droits-politiques/initiative-populaire/comment-lancer-une-initiative-populaire-federale/ Qu’est-ce qu’une initiative populaire fédérale ?: https://www.ch.ch/fr/democratie/droits-politiques/initiative-populaire/quest-ce-quune-initiative-populaire-federale/
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Popular Initiative
Translate with: https://www.deepl.com/translator Comment lancer une initiative populaire fédérale en Suisse?: https://www.ch.ch/fr/democratie/droits-politiques/initiative-populaire/comment-lancer-une-initiative-populaire-federale/ Qu’est-ce qu’une initiative populaire fédérale ?: https://www.ch.ch/fr/democratie/droits-politiques/initiative-populaire/quest-ce-quune-initiative-populaire-federale/
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What you work for matters!
Peaceful environment for privileged people or efficient people who manage to live peacefully together and become priviledged? “Work must be placed above all competitive struggles. It is not a commodity.”. Albert Thomas “My Life is My Message” Gandhi The basic income should be insured so that workers are not compelled to work for immoral causes.…
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Choisir sa presse
Il est crucial d’avoir une presse indépendante et fiable. Il faut savoir qui possède la presse. Si la presse est biaisée du fait qu’elle est détenue par quelques familles de milliardaires, si elle perd son objectivité, si elle ne relaie plus des faits vérifiés et des informations fiables mais plutôt des opinions, alors elle prive…
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Golden Rivers and Freedom wars
– Iran–Contra affair: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Contra_affair – American made film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Made_(film) – The Night Manager – novel – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Manager – United States involvement in regime change – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in_regime_change – Air America (airline), a former civilian airline operated by the Central Intelligence Agency: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_America_(airline) – Air America (film), a 1990 film adaptation of Robbins’ book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_America_(film) – Operation Menu: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Menu – Apocalypse…
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L’Atlas
– Tiens, ton Atlas mon chéri. – Y a trop d’pays, j’arrive pas à le lire… – T’inquiète, tu peux faire avec cinq; ça suffit… Aurianne Or Vetoed! What’s wrong with the UN security council – and how it could do better | World news – The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2015/sep/23/un-security-council-failing-70-years
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Better Factory Cambodia
BFC improves labour conditions and the profitability of the garment industry through a combination of factory assessments, tailored training for both workers and managers, factory advisory services, and public disclosure of working conditions on factory floors. Better Work in South Asia: https://betterwork.org/blog/2016/10/20/op-ed-better-factories-cambodia-and-its-15-year-journey Kering has included ilo conventions in its internal regulations since 2015. Look at…
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AI: Artificial Intelligence
What a surprise to find a comic strip on Artificial Intelligence written by somebody called Montaigne! Marion Montaigne présente l’Intelligence artificielle – David Vandermeulen: https://youtu.be/DtdoNksCtmE Indeed, Montaigne discusses in the Essays whether the savages found mainly in Brazil are human beings or not and whether they should be considered humans, the way the barbarians in…